My co-teacher and I have teach the same subject. We are both foreign language teachers. We've split our responsibilities, I am responsible for one grade level and she the other (grading, teaching, parent contact). We also have the same planning time and plan together. However, when I make suggestions regarding lessons she shoots them down. Or while I'm teaching if I call on a student to answer a question and I am satisfied with the answer and am moving on, she interrupts me and continues questioning the student. I don't shoot down her ideas. She is new to our school and I look for new ways to present lessons. Nor do I override her when she calls on students. I've already spoken with her that she needs to trust me and my judgement like I do her. Things were better for a bit but now have taken a step back. Any suggestions?

On 1/16/14, Annamarie wrote: > My co-teacher and I have teach the same subject. We are > both foreign language teachers. We've split our > responsibilities, I am responsible for one grade level and > she the other (grading, teaching, parent contact). We also > have the same planning time and plan together. However, > when I make suggestions regarding lessons she shoots them > down. Or while I'm teaching if I call on a student to > answer a question and I am satisfied with the answer and am > moving on, she interrupts me and continues questioning the > student. I don't shoot down her ideas. She is new to our > school and I look for new ways to present lessons. Nor do I > override her when she calls on students. I've already > spoken with her that she needs to trust me and my judgement > like I do her. Things were better for a bit but now have > taken a step back. Any suggestions?